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χοῖνιξ

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χοῖνιξ, ικός, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
choinix
Simplified transliteration: 
choinix
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5518
GK Number: 
5955
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3b(1)
Gloss: 
(almost one liter or) quart
Definition: 
a choenix,

, an Attic measure for things dry, being the 48th part of a medimnus, consequently equal to the 8th part of the Roman modius, and nearly equivalent to about one quart, being considered a sufficient daily allowance for the sustenance of one man, Rev. 6:6 (2x)*

Greek-English Concordance for χοῖνιξ

Revelation 6:6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart (choinix | χοῖνιξ | nom sg fem) of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts (choinikes | χοίνικες | nom pl fem) of barley for a denarius, but do not harm the oil and the wine!”